The Toronto Maple Leafs are headed to another Game 7 after losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime.
Last Updated Thursday, May 12, 2022 11:14PM EDT
Ondrej Palat, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov had the other goals for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, who improved to an eye-popping 17-0 following a post-season loss since 2020.John Tavares, with two, and Auston Matthews replied for Toronto, which hasn't moved onto the second round since 2004 and is now 0-8 in elimination games over the last five playoffs.
The 2019 Vezina Trophy winner and last season's Conn Smythe Trophy recipient hasn't been his usual stellar self in the series — his save percentage stood at .880 heading into Thursday — but did enough on this night to get his team to Game 7. Toronto's captain then gave his team — which also fought back from a 2-0 deficit at home to win Game 5 by a 4-3 scoreline — its first lead of the night with 7.8 seconds remaining on the clock when he buried his third in as many games inside a stunned Amalie Arena.
Brandon Hagel then had a glorious chance to give Tampa the lead late in regulation, but he missed the net from in tight with Campbell at his mercy. Kerfoot made an ill-advised drop pass in the neutral zone to no one. Palat jumped on the turnover and moved in on Campbell before firing his third of the playoffs under Campbell's blocker with 2:22 left in the period.
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